February 19, 2015:How we can do diplomacy better iPoliticsIf he addresses the diplomatic deficit, the lack of grand strategy and the troubled Canadian brand, newly appointed Foreign Minister Rob Nicholson could make a difference.Link

September 28, 2014:Ten steps to a world-beating diplomatic corps iPoliticsRefined manners, book learning and Ivy League education still have a place in diplomacy, but so do the qualities of resilience and self-sufficiency more easily acquired through grassroots volunteer work and independent world travel.Link

September 25, 2014:For the West, war isn’t working anymore iPoliticsMuch of the present global instability — not least the devastating blowback now emanating from Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya — is rooted in the failure of previous military interventions.Link

June 7, 2014:Negotiate with terrorists? CIC Rapid ResponseRelative to the international policy alternatives, as a point of departure genuine dialogue is vastly preferable.Link

May 17, 2014:Diplomacy in a Digital Age 2014 Vienna Seminar, May 13-14International Peace Institute President Terje Rød-Larsen chaired a panel discussion with Daryl Copeland, Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and James Rubin, Visiting Scholar at the Rothermere American Institute. Includes session videos.Link

Daryl Copeland charts the course for a new kind of diplomacy, one in tune with the demands of today’s interconnected, technology driven world.

Eschewing platitudes and broadly rethinking issues of security and development, Copeland provides the tools needed to frame and manage issues ranging from climate change to pandemic disease to asymmetrical conflict and weapons of mass destruction. The essential keystone of his approach is the modern diplomat, able to nimbly engage with a plethora of new international actors and happier mixing with the population than mingling with colleagues inside embassy walls.

Through the lens of Guerrilla Diplomacy, Copeland offers both a call to action and an alternative approach to understanding contemporary international relations.